Star Wars porn sees 500% sales growth in two weeks

As the tidal wave that is The Force Awakens approaches, its rising tide has lifted all kinds of Star Wars-related merchandise — apparently including the pornographic parody movie Star Wars XXX, which has seen a 500% increase in DVD sales since the beginning of December. That's according to the adult entertainment retail site GameLink, which isn't divulging how many copies of the DVD were sold.

Star Wars XXX was filmed in 2012 for what the filmmakers described as "the highest budget ever" for a porn movie — substantially less than the $11 million it cost to make the movie it's parodying, but a big deal for the industry nonetheless. The filmmakers have been mum on the exact dollar figure for the parody.

"The spike in sales for the parody is representative of a much larger trend of brand-specific merchandise for Star Wars, which shows the strong bond fans have with the movies," says GameLink executive Jeff Dillon. "We began noticing a gradual increase in sales of the title at the beginning of November, but it wasn’t until the past two weeks that purchases of Star Wars XXX really skyrocketed."

Here's the totally safe-for-work trailer:

You may notice the flick repeatedly describes itself as a parody or a spoof — a status which gives it legal protection from Lucasfilm and Disney. Historically, George Lucas has been dead set against any Star Wars porn-related content, and the company sent out several cease-and-desist letters to Star Wars fanzines that published pornographic "slash fiction" in the 1980s.

But thanks to the First Amendment, it was a losing battle. Star Wars XXX isn't alone; other porn parodies set in a galaxy far, far away include titles such as Sex Wars, Porn Wars and Star Whores.

GameLink also revealed the top 10 cities where fans purchased the movie. Perhaps not surprisingly, Star Wars' hometown of San Francisco is first, followed by Little Rock, Arkansas; New York; Tampa, Florida; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Montreal; Toronto; Austin and Oklahoma City.

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